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Richmond College Preparatory

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Richmond College Preparatory ranks 1890 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1890^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of California elementary schools

Summary

Richmond College Preparatory is a public charter elementary school serving 554 students in grades K-8 in Richmond, California. The school is part of the Richmond College Preparatory District, which is ranked 417 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Richmond College Preparatory consistently outperforms the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 51.86% proficiency in ELA/Literacy End-of-Course compared to the state average of 48.81%, and 50.29% proficiency in Mathematics End-of-Course compared to the state's 37.3%. The school's performance is particularly strong for African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 200 and top 600 schools in California, respectively, for these subgroups in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics.

Richmond College Preparatory has significantly higher per-student spending compared to the surrounding schools, with a 2023-2024 budget of $18,379 per student, compared to $6,731 for the nearest school, Coronado Elementary. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio of 32.5, compared to the nearby schools, which range from 21.1 to 28.2 students per teacher. This investment in resources and staffing may be a key factor in the school's strong academic performance and its ability to effectively support the academic success of its diverse student population.

560

Students ?

36.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 South 11th St.
Richmond, CA 94804-2474

(510) 235-2066

District: Richmond College Preparatory District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.2%

African American:

14.1%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 36 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,890^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 20 pts since 2019

From bottom 48% (2019) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

817^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 33% (2019) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

407^th of 1,543Richmond College Preparatory District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	1890 of 5857	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	1532 of 5869	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	2386 of 5859	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	2185 of 5883	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	2997 of 5789	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	197 of 569	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	94.2	17 of 593	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	64.3	178 of 661	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	111 of 663	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	175 of 747	76.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	187 of 3162	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	65.7	613 of 3245	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	655 of 3311	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.3	476 of 3275	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1902 of 5597	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	1453 of 5612	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	2671 of 5609	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	2056 of 5635	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	3153 of 5492	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	589 of 5107	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	466 of 5107	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	74.0	994 of 5087	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	871 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	62.1	1575 of 4963	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	787 of 5460	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	784 of 5517	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	1504 of 5363	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	1175 of 5264	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.1	2004 of 5173	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	1786 of 5628	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	1570 of 5643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	1969 of 5638	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	2231 of 5663	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	2663 of 5510	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	817 of 2761	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	785 of 2783	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	1234 of 2781	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	1120 of 2740	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.7	900 of 2715	66.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	56.0	229 of 613	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.6	90 of 643	86.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	46.5	528 of 1478	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	1154 of 1521	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.2	295 of 1540	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	136 of 1442	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	760 of 2533	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.8	790 of 2551	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	1196 of 2531	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	951 of 2509	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	874 of 2380	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	295 of 2395	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	323 of 2388	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	563 of 2374	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	501 of 2359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	427 of 2213	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	408 of 2542	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	477 of 2579	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	877 of 2531	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	809 of 2458	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.6	465 of 2369	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	863 of 2534	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	713 of 2552	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	49.8	1064 of 2538	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1127 of 2527	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	818 of 2407	66.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

African American (2025)65th percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2023)63rd percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Richmond College Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	214 South 11th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond College Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 235-2066	560	16	36.1	86.4%	1 (0.2%)	79 (14.1%)	449 (80.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	17 (3.0%)	63.8	1890^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.4	1532^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	358																					25.8	23.5	24.8	39.7	58.1	48.4	52.5	59.7	52.9	51.9	55.2	53.2	61.3	49.2	35.1	46.0	50.3
Nystrom Elementary	Public	K-6	230 Harbour Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1406	415	18	23.0	77.3%	10 (2.4%)	71 (17.1%)	302 (72.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	14 (3.4%)	17	5103^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.9%		16.7	5149^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	46																					5.7		5.7	10.6	20.0	13.0	36.7			20.0	26.5	13.2	14.8	32.0			21.4
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	29 Sixth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1404	339	17	20.1	85.5%	4 (1.2%)	48 (14.2%)	269 (79.4%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	6.1	5806^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.9	5844^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.4%	38	9.5	5.3			7.5	38.1	10.5			25.0	4.8	21.1			12.5	4.8	5.3			5.0	0.0		0.0	2.5	18.6	3.6	12.0			9.0	7.3	15.9	1.8	7.8			7.8	90.9			93.2
Coronado Elementary	Public	K-6	2100 Maine Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1419	307	15	20.4	63.2%	9 (2.9%)	50 (16.3%)	227 (73.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.2%)	7.1	5774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		6.6	5824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.8%	50	5.0				5.0	60.0				60.0	10.0				10.0	5.0				5.0	2.6		2.6	0.0	10.2	7.7	18.2			9.1	18.6	14.6	2.5	9.1			11.4	95.2
Voices College-Bound Language Academy at W. Contra Costa County	Public, Charter	K-8	201 28th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Voices College-Bound Lang Academy @ W. Contra Costa County	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0540	343	10	34.3	81.0%	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	333 (97.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10.3	5615^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.1%		16.7	5151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	464																					7.7		8.7	17.0	15.0	19.4	22.0			18.4	18.2	10.0	2.6	17.1			12.6	94.0			94.0		96.0	$39,831	$38,952	$879
Peres Elementary	Public	K-8	719 Fifth St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1407	538	26	21.0	95.0%	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.6%)	446 (82.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	5.4	5827^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.5%		7.1	5811^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.0%	16																					0.0	3.5	1.8	10.6	8.5	5.8	5.3	3.8	12.3	7.9	19.7	6.8	1.9	1.8	1.9	8.8	7.3	96.1			96.1
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	565 Wine St.	Richmond	94801	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1417	385	18	21.3	55.3%	42 (10.9%)	21 (5.5%)	300 (77.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	14.3	5328^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		21.5	4726^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	602	4.7	11.5	0.0	2.8	5.1	25.6	19.2	10.6	13.9	17.4	4.8	23.5	2.1	8.3	10.2	4.8	8.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	14.9		14.9	20.9	20.8	25.5	25.0			22.9	18.6	20.8	8.5	13.9			15.6
Grant Elementary	Public	K-6	2400 Downer Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1422	551	26	21.1	73.7%	23 (4.2%)	23 (4.2%)	470 (85.3%)	24 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	4.7	5844^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.2%		6.1	5837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	7	4.8	16.0	4.0		7.6	42.9	16.0	32.0		32.6	7.1	16.0	0.0		7.6	2.4	16.7	0.0		5.5	5.2		5.2	4.8	5.0	8.0	10.6			6.7	9.0	5.1	2.6	2.3			5.2	90.0			93.0	95.0
Stege Elementary	Public	K-6	101 35th St.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1425	225	12	18.1	77.3%	21 (9.3%)	73 (32.4%)	94 (41.8%)	22 (9.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	4.9	5839^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.3%		8	5777^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	62																					3.5		3.5	9.1	9.5	3.6	15.8			8.9	4.4	4.8	0.0	4.6			3.2	90.6	93.8	93.8	93.8	90.6	93.8
Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez	Public, Charter	K-5	1450 Marina Way South	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	Richmond Charter Elementary-Benito Juarez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 215-7009	490	13	37.6	82.7%	6 (1.2%)	12 (2.4%)	437 (89.2%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	29.5	3999^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.7%		25.5	4324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.3%	325																					17.5		17.5	34.6	35.1	38.8				36.2	33.3	27.3	23.8				28.1

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Richmond College Preparatory ranks 1890^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Richmond College Preparatory?

Students at Richmond College Preparatory are 80% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Richmond College Preparatory.

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